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bleed(verb, reduce, disturb, worry, diminish)
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bug(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
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care(noun, trouble, worry, concern, difficulty)
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caste(noun, category)
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color(noun, drop, feeling, touch, character)
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damage(noun, verb, upset, blow, shock)
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debilitate(verb, worry, fail, annoy, weakness)
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deform
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desolate(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
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discombobulate(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
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dog(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
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exert oneself(verb, expression, idiom, work, drive)
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genre(noun, form, nature, kind, group)
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get(verb, upset, break, take, trouble)
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grade(noun, verb, make, place, type)
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grain(noun, quality, character, manner, category)
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house(noun, kind, group, line, issue)
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lay(noun, verb, expression, oppose, object)
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line of descent(noun, expression, idiom, line, descent)
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manner(noun, form, nature, quality, kind)
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